organism

or·gan·ism

noun \ˈȯr-gə-ˌniz-əm\

Definition of ORGANISM

: an individual constituted to carry on the activities of life by means of organs separate in function but mutually dependent : a living being

—or·gan·is·mic \ˌȯr-gə-ˈniz-mik\ also or·gan·is·mal \-məl\ adjective

—or·gan·is·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb